Use of automated recorders (data loggers) in permafrost temperature monitoring

• Main Authors: Konstantinov, P.Y., Fedorov, A.N., Machimura, T., Iwahana, G., Yabuki, H., Iijima, Y., Costard, F.
• Other Authors: Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Osaka University Osaka, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Géosciences Paris Sud (GEOPS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2011
• Subjects: [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; permafrost; The Cryosphere; Yakutia
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00822235

International audience The application of automated temperature recorders (temperature data loggers) in thermal monitoring of upper permafrost is examined. Based on the results of 10 years of use of temperature data loggers in Yakutia, the recommendations are provided on the choice and preparation of data loggers for monitoring studies, and a description is given for selected foreign-made models. The design of drill holes and experimental plots instrumented with temperature data loggers is discussed. A protection method against soil moisture and frost heave during long-term use is proposed. The polypropilene pipes of small diameter are used for protection.